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Procellariiformes

noun

petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels

• Syn: ↑order Procellariiformes

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Aves, ↑class Aves

• Member Meronyms:

↑procellariiform seabird, ↑Diomedeidae, ↑family Diomedeidae, ↑Procellariidae, ↑family Procellariidae, ↑Hydrobatidae, ↑family Hydrobatidae, ↑Pelecanoididae, ↑family Pelecanoididae

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\\ˌprōsəˌla(a)rēəˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Procellaria + -iformes

: an order of predominantly pelagic birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, and diving petrels

Useful english dictionary. 2012.